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WATERLAND ACTIVITIES
Full Time Staff Qualifications & Responsibilities
P.C.Pendlebury Tech Iosh
Qualifications
Senior Instructor Placid & White Water (BCU)
Kayak & Canoe
R.Y.A Powerboat 4
Mountain Leader Trained
First Aid At Work Certificate
First Aid Instructor (Nuco) Defib Qualified + Med Gas
RYA Assistant Instructor
H.S.E Approved Safety Course
Approved to Work With Young People
N.V.Q Assessor & Verifier
Powerboat Instructor
Nebosh Qualified Health & Safety Advisor Tech Iosh
Member of IOSH
Responsibilities Director, Management Activity organisation & Equipment Safety &
Technical Advisor
J. D Pendlebury MA MCIPD PGCE
Qualifications
Instructor Kayak
R.Y.A. Power boat 4
Single Pitch Supervisor Trained
Community Sports Leader Award Archery G.N.A.S
First Aid At Work Certificate Defib Qualified + Med Gas
Public First Aid Certificate
Mountain & Moor land Level 3
Mountain Leader Trained
Approved to Work With Young People
Graduate Member, Institute of Personnel Development
Training Skills 1 (HCITB)
B. A Hotel Catering & Administration
RYA Powerboat Instructor
Senior Instructor Sailing & Windsurfing
MA Training & Development
Member Of The Chartered Institute Of Personnel Development
Post Graduate Certificate In Education
Windsurfing Instructor
Standup Paddle Board Instructor
Director,Responsibilities Administration of all records, Employment Of
Staff Finance Activity Organisation
Chris Patterson
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Qualifications
RYA Powerboat Instructor
HSE FAW Course
First Aid Instructor Defib qualified + Med Gas
Bush Craft practitioner
GNAS Archery Leader
PtTLlLs Level 1
City & Guilds Chainsaw (30 :31 )
Stand Up Paddle Board Instructor
NVQ Level 3 Management
Responsibilities Team Leader
Chris Phillips
Qualifications
Instructor (RYA) Dinghies
First Aid Certificate
BCU Coach Level 1
RYA Windsurf Instructor
Stand Up Paddle Board Instructor
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SAFETY MANUAL 2009
SAFETY PHILOSOPHY
The accident Equation:
Human Hazard + Environmental Hazard = Accident Potential
Human Hazards: Participant
Class Instructor
Supervisor
Public
Environmental Hazards: Places
Philosophies
Activities
Equipment
Parent/Helpers
Media
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The goal of safety management is to reduce the accident potential by increasing
everyone’s awareness of possible human and environmental hazards. By anticipating
these, positive steps can be made to reduce their significance in the equation and
thus reduce the accident potential.
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Weils Disease
Weils disease is a waterborne infection that is carried in rat's urine. The infection
enters open wounds, etc. and develop flu like symptoms with the addition of aching
calf muscles. This disease is potentially fatal if not treated in the early stages. If
there is any doubt a request to the doctor for a blood test and treatment by antibiotics
must be INSISTED UPON. Weils disease is notifiable zoonoses and therefore must
be reported.
Within this statement it is not implied that the bacteria affect any area of work, it is a
general statement as a warning.
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GENERAL GUIDE LINES FOR WATERLAND FULL & CASUAL STAFF ON
SITE ACTIVITIES
INFORMATION FOR STAFF
1. All schools, companies and individual bookings must provide the centre with a
completed medical form . The medical form, duly completed, showing all the
names of the participants must be submitted before the activity takes place.
2. The maximum-working ratio’s specified for each activity must be adhered to.
Such ratios may need to be altered according to the age and ability of the group
or weather conditions.
3. All staff must be familiar with the emergency contact procedures for the centre
and also when activities are based away from the site.
4. Details of group. numbers, working areas and estimated times of return must be
left with an authorised person who is in the employ of the company.
5. Staffs who work away from the centre must carry a first aid kit / emergency
contact numbers, medication information and have briefed their students
regarding the planned activity.
FIRST AID REQUIREMENTS
All Waterland and Casual Staff must hold a first aid certificate. The following are
acceptable:
1. First Aid At Work (All Full Time Instructor Staff)
2. EFAW
Weather conditions must always be checked and the programme adjusted if
necessary.
BRIEFING THE CLIENT
The clients must be briefed as follows:
1. Group conduct and working group organisation (see activity briefing sheet)
2. Conditions and weather
3. Personal equipment needed and clothing worn with extra for example sun cream,
sun hat, emergency food and writing implements
4. The aim of the activity
5. Equipment with particular regard to safety and responsibility.
6. Codes of conduct.
7. Policy for natural breaks if applicable.
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DEBRIEFING THE CLIENT
The clients will be debriefed as follows:
1. Check client numbers.
2. Check condition of clients.
3. Check the equipment.
4. Obtain feedback from the client concerning the activity
5. Obtain feedback from the other if applicable about the activity / safety.
RECORDING OF ACCIDENTS, INJURIES & NEAR MISSES
1. Staff must record accidents, injuries in the accident book or accident sheet
depending on severity.
2. Staff must record close call (Near Miss) incidents in the report sheets that are
kept on the Team leaders Desk in The Office. and request that the risk
assessment is updated to cover the incident if required.
EQUIPMENT
1. It is the staff’s responsibility to check all equipment prior to an activity
commencing and after the activity has finished, reporting any problems to a
manager, make a defect sheet out and put the equipment on the out of order rack
adjacent to the workshop. Staff should not use equipment they are not happy
with.
2. The named manager will inspect equipment and maintenance carried out as
required. That named manager is Mr C Patterson
STAFF EQUIPMENT
1. Staff will obtain from the Team Leader the following information:
List of names of clients with any medical conditions or medications.
Staff will be expected to provide their own safety equipment such as towline or throw
line etc.
GENERAL
1. Staff must be aware of wind-chill and sun factors, Hypothermia, Hyperthermia
and take all measures to protect themselves and the clients.
2. Staffs are advised of the need for a course of anti-tetanus immunisation and must
insure that all cuts etc. are covered and treated with inclusion into the accident
book.
3. Staff must be reasonably fit and well and be aware of the added risk if working
whilst tired.
4. Advice for unsupervised time, as far as the clients are concerned. There is No
unsupervised time, games etc. should always be supervised.
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5. Advice for group control: Careful group control essential to make sure no one
wanders away.
Powerboat Driving
For Instructional purposes, no person may drive the power craft that has not been
qualified to a minimum of Powerboat Level Two with a Company Rescue
Endorsement and indented for Lake 32, Powerboat drivers must be a minimum age
of sixteen unless accompanied by a competent adult.
For non instructional purposes a minimum of Powerboat Level 2 is acceptable.
Definition of competent
A level 2 powerboat driver or higher.
Speed
Speed must only be applied on the lake when the driver considers it to be
necessary and relevant in the rescue of persons in need or other situations
that speed has to be applied to resolve a situation. When entering into the bay
area speed will be kept down to a minimum unless circumstances dictate
otherwise.
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GUIDE LINES FOR SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES
WATER ACTIVITIES
The following guidelines specific to marine activities are in addition to the
general guidelines.
Swimming ability.
Clients, normally, should be able to swim a minimum of twenty-five metres. Discretion
may be exercised by the qualified instructor leading the activity to take non / weak
swimmers afloat given the appropriate staffing levels and providing the clients are
water confident (comfortable in deep water wearing buoyancy aids or lifejackets).
Personal equipment
Groups going afloat must wear buoyancy aids to E.E.C standards (on equipment
after 1995) or BCU BCMA standards pre this date.
All floatation aids must be tested once a year with the current recommended
methods.
All clients whilst near the water must wear a floatation aid and appropriate footwear.
No person may go on activity unless footwear is worn.
If any of the above cannot be fulfilled the group must not go afloat
Instructor Safety
Instructors must have:
1. Tow line.
2. Whistle.
3. Radio
CONTACT POLICY
Standard Contact Policy
On local lake or local venue near control base P.M.R Radio to be carried by
instructor if the group is to go out of sight of the centre.
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GUIDE LINES FOR CASUAL USE
Casual use of equipment or users of their own equipment is permitted if the following
guidelines are followed.
1. Own equipment The owner must have third party public liability insurance for
their craft and show a general competency in its use. (Canoe’s Kayak’s excepted)
2. Waterland equipment. People may hire Waterland equipment but must show
general competency in its use if they wish to hire anything besides basic kit.
GENERAL COMPENTCY
Kayaking / Canoeing
One star kayak or paddle power passport or answer
questions. If not competent the use of sitons will be offered
Open boat
Minimal experience required
Dingy sailing
R.Y.A level one minimum or equivalent minimum or
equivalent experience.
Windsurfing
R.Y.A level one minimum or equivalent minimum or
equivalent experience.
Standup Paddle Boards Mimimal Experience Required
A member of centre staff will check the site daily to make sure site is clear of users
before closure.
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